A Manual for Wildlife Radio-Tagging replaces the same author's 1987 publication, Wildlife Radio Tagging: Equipment, Field Techniques and Data Analysis as the standard text in this field. Full and comprehensive coverage is given to the new technologies, such as data acquisition by satellites, programmable tags, global positioning systems, geographic information systems, digital maps and other software. Particular attention is paid to new principles, tag attachment techniques and data analyses, with a full discussion of the planning and data gathering processes that are needed in order to obtain robust results. The number of illustrations has doubled, to 110, and the number of sources quoted has tripled, to more than 650.

Starting with a consideration of how the strengths and weaknesses of radio tagging compare with other marking techniques, the book is full of advice for beginners and experts alike and of immense value to those who may think of supervising projects that include radio-tagging.

The easy style provides comprehensive information on how to choose tags and receiving equipment, including automated systems for locations or telemetry data, and on how to work with manufacturers to obtain and use equipment effectively.

Tagging techniques and welfare are important considerations. There are descriptions of how different types of animal can be tracked in the field and how pilot studies with appropriate software can provide robust results for refereed journals. The last two chapters contain many diagrams and equations to help explain the principles that underlie different data analysis techniques. Finally a glossary of technical terms complements two appendices of useful suppliers' addresses, in postal and electronic format.

A decade after his came out in 1987, Kenward was convinced to produce a second edition, but quickly learned that the field had changed so much that a virtually new work was required. Little more than the introductory chapters and many of the figures remain. His concern is with tracking the movements and location of wildlife, not gathering information about physiology or behavior.
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strengths and weaknesses of radio tagging compare with other marking techniques, the book is full of advice for beginners and experts alike and of immense value to those who may think of supervising projects that include radio-tagging.

The easy style provides comprehensive information on how to choose tags and receiving equipment, including automated systems for locations or telemetry data, and on how to work with manufacturers to obtain and use equipment effectively.

Tagging techniques and welfare are important considerations. There are descriptions of how different types of animal can be tracked in the field and how pilot studies with appropriate software can provide robust results for refereed journals. The last two chapters contain many diagrams and equations to help explain the principles that underlie different data analysis techniques. Finally a glossary of technical terms complements two appendices of useful suppliers' addresses, in postal and electronic format.

Preface.

First Questions:

Biological questions.

Planning.

Training.

Basic Equipment:

Frequency.

Receivers.

Receiving antennas.

Transmitters.

Tag Designs.

Tags as Capture Aids.

Automated Systems:

Satellite Tracking.

GPS Tags.

Location by Ground-Based Stations.

Choosing Location Systems.

Data Logging.

Making Preparations:

Buying Equipment.

Software Preparations.

Maps and GIS.

Making Tags:

Tag Components.

Tag Construction.

Tag Designs.

Tag Attachment:

Effects on Animals.

Minimal Tagging, Soft Tagging.

Attachment Techniques.

Tag Adjustment and Detachment.

Radio Tracking:

First Principles.

Making a Start.

Practice Tracking.

Signals from Tagged Animals.

Motorised Tracking.

Collecting Data:

Radio Surveillance.

Recording Locations.

Accuracy.

Survival Data.

Continuous Refinement.

Behaviour and Home Ranges:

Activity and Event Records.

Movement Records.

Home-Range Analysis.

Demography and Interactions:

Density Estimations.

Survival Analyses.

Interaction with Resources.

Social Interactions.

References.

Glossary.

Appendix I: Sources of Equipment.

Appendix II: Sources of Software.

Index.